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| Hero Games acquired a 19% stake in Game Science through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Hero Financial Holding Technology in 2017, but sold the stake in 2022.<ref name=":3"/> As reported in March 2021, ] increased its stake in Game Science to 5%.<ref name=yicaiglobal/> They aimed to help their former employees on some projects, but committed to not interfering with the operation and decision-making of Game Science.<ref name=yicaiglobal>{{Cite web |last=Jia |first=Liu |date=30 March 2021 |title= Tencent Lifts Stake in Indie Studio Game Science to Draw Closer, Source Says |url=https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/exclusive-china-tencent-boosts-stake-in-indie-studio-game-science-for-cooperation- |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=www.yicaiglobal.com |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818035429/https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/exclusive-china-tencent-boosts-stake-in-indie-studio-game-science-for-cooperation- |url-status=live }}</ref> | Hero Games acquired a 19% stake in Game Science through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Hero Financial Holding Technology in 2017, but sold the stake in 2022.<ref name=":3"/> As reported in March 2021, ] increased its stake in Game Science to 5%.<ref name=yicaiglobal/> They aimed to help their former employees on some projects, but committed to not interfering with the operation and decision-making of Game Science.<ref name=yicaiglobal>{{Cite web |last=Jia |first=Liu |date=30 March 2021 |title= Tencent Lifts Stake in Indie Studio Game Science to Draw Closer, Source Says |url=https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/exclusive-china-tencent-boosts-stake-in-indie-studio-game-science-for-cooperation- |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=www.yicaiglobal.com |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818035429/https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/exclusive-china-tencent-boosts-stake-in-indie-studio-game-science-for-cooperation- |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
| In 2023, '']'' released an article that detailed alleged sexist incidents related to the company. Its co-founders were documented to have made comments on Chinese ] that the article's authors, Rebekah Valentine and Khee Hoon Chan, deemed as sexist. In addition, the company was said to have published several recruitment posters in 2015 that featured suggestive images.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Valentine |first1=Rebekah |last2=Chan |first2=Khee Hoon |date=20 November 2023 |title=How Black Myth: Wukong Developer's History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817003725/https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west |url-status=live }}</ref> The article was criticized by the Hong Kong media outlet '']'', who stated that the article's examples had been mistranslated and taken out of context.<ref name=hk01june24>{{cite web |author=林卓恆 | title=傳黑神話悟空遭政確團體逼害小島秀夫都中槍｜因拒交5500萬顧問費 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%95%E6%BC%AB/1029496/%E5%82%B3%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E9%81%AD%E6%94%BF%E7%A2%BA%E5%9C%98%E9%AB%94%E9%80%BC%E5%AE%B3%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B6%E7%A7%80%E5%A4%AB%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%AD%E6%A7%8D-%E5%9B%A0%E6%8B%92%E4%BA%A45500%E8%90%AC%E9%A1%A7%E5%95%8F%E8%B2%BB |website=] |date=17 June 2024 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823010436/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%95%E6%BC%AB/1029496/%E5%82%B3%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E9%81%AD%E6%94%BF%E7%A2%BA%E5%9C%98%E9%AB%94%E9%80%BC%E5%AE%B3%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B6%E7%A7%80%E5%A4%AB%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%AD%E6%A7%8D-%E5%9B%A0%E6%8B%92%E4%BA%A45500%E8%90%AC%E9%A1%A7%E5%95%8F%E8%B2%BB | archivedate=23 August 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> The Chinese website ''GameLook'' remarked that those past deeds may have been vulgar and immature, but not misogynistic or sexist, as comments had been taken out of context and people were misled.<ref name="gl260824">{{cite web |title=《黑神话：悟空》被外媒锤了，仗义执言还是别有用心？ |url=http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2023/11/532365 |website=GameLook |date=23 November 2023 |archiveurl=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240827000841/http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2023/11/532365 |archivedate=27 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> Game Science has chosen not to comment on the matter.<ref name="PCG">{{Cite web |last=Fenlon |first=Wes |date=20 August 2024 |title=We asked Black Myth: Wukong's developer about the controversy over its founders' past sexist remarks, but GameScience's only reply was 'No comment' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-sexism-controversy-interview-no-comment/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821182736/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-sexism-controversy-interview-no-comment/ |archive-date=21 August 2024 |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=17 June 2024 |title=About Our Report From Last Year |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-hands-on-with-an-impressive-first-2-hours |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819224343/https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-hands-on-with-an-impressive-first-2-hours |archive-date=19 August 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>According to online rumors, Game Science refused to involve and pay a consultation fee to consultation studio ] which led to the company being targeted by some Western games journalists |
In 2023, '']'' released an article that detailed alleged sexist incidents related to the company. Its co-founders were documented to have made comments on Chinese ] that the article's authors, Rebekah Valentine and Khee Hoon Chan, deemed as sexist. In addition, the company was said to have published several recruitment posters in 2015 that featured suggestive images.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Valentine |first1=Rebekah |last2=Chan |first2=Khee Hoon |date=20 November 2023 |title=How Black Myth: Wukong Developer's History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817003725/https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west |url-status=live }}</ref> The article was criticized by the Hong Kong media outlet '']'', who stated that the article's examples had been mistranslated and taken out of context.<ref name=hk01june24>{{cite web |author=林卓恆 | title=傳黑神話悟空遭政確團體逼害小島秀夫都中槍｜因拒交5500萬顧問費 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%95%E6%BC%AB/1029496/%E5%82%B3%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E9%81%AD%E6%94%BF%E7%A2%BA%E5%9C%98%E9%AB%94%E9%80%BC%E5%AE%B3%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B6%E7%A7%80%E5%A4%AB%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%AD%E6%A7%8D-%E5%9B%A0%E6%8B%92%E4%BA%A45500%E8%90%AC%E9%A1%A7%E5%95%8F%E8%B2%BB |website=] |date=17 June 2024 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823010436/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%81%8A%E6%88%B2%E5%8B%95%E6%BC%AB/1029496/%E5%82%B3%E9%BB%91%E7%A5%9E%E8%A9%B1%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%E9%81%AD%E6%94%BF%E7%A2%BA%E5%9C%98%E9%AB%94%E9%80%BC%E5%AE%B3%E5%B0%8F%E5%B3%B6%E7%A7%80%E5%A4%AB%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%AD%E6%A7%8D-%E5%9B%A0%E6%8B%92%E4%BA%A45500%E8%90%AC%E9%A1%A7%E5%95%8F%E8%B2%BB | archivedate=23 August 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> The Chinese website ''GameLook'' remarked that those past deeds may have been vulgar and immature, but not misogynistic or sexist, as comments had been taken out of context and people were misled.<ref name="gl260824">{{cite web |title=《黑神话：悟空》被外媒锤了，仗义执言还是别有用心？ |url=http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2023/11/532365 |website=GameLook |date=23 November 2023 |archiveurl=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240827000841/http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2023/11/532365 |archivedate=27 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> Game Science has chosen not to comment on the matter.<ref name="PCG">{{Cite web |last=Fenlon |first=Wes |date=20 August 2024 |title=We asked Black Myth: Wukong's developer about the controversy over its founders' past sexist remarks, but GameScience's only reply was 'No comment' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-sexism-controversy-interview-no-comment/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821182736/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-sexism-controversy-interview-no-comment/ |archive-date=21 August 2024 |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=17 June 2024 |title=About Our Report From Last Year |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-hands-on-with-an-impressive-first-2-hours |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819224343/https://www.ign.com/articles/black-myth-wukong-hands-on-with-an-impressive-first-2-hours |archive-date=19 August 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>According to online rumors, Game Science refused to involve and pay a consultation fee to consultation studio ] which led to the company being targeted by some Western games journalists associated with Sweet Baby, including those from IGN<ref name=hk01june24/><ref name=hk01aug24/> Later, IGN conducted their Game of the Year voting in the form of game matchups based on win rates. During this process, ''IGN'' faced allegations of vote manipulation, with claims that they artificially inflated the number of losses for Game Science's ''Black Myth: Wukong'' by altering the data, causing its win rate to drop from 90% to 70% within an hour, which resulted in the game temporarily falling from first place to third.<ref>{{cite web |title=IGN直接改数据也太小丑了，《黑神话：悟空》投票支持率暴跌！ |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/JD0JRU7H05467WNA.html |website=] |date=26 September 2024 |access-date=26 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=《黑神话：悟空》玩家投票率从第一离奇跌至第三，IGN被指公然篡改数据 |url=https://finance.sina.cn/2024-09-26/detail-incqmuic1593314.d.html?vt=4&cid=76675&node_id=76675 |website=] |date=26 September 2024 |access-date=26 September 2024}}</ref>''IGN'' explained afterward that the fluctuation was due to how community votes work for newly added games to the list. And that this wasn't a part of their annual Game of the Year community awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Dan |date=27 September 2024 |title=Explaining – and Fixing – IGN's Face-Off Controversy |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/explaining-and-fixing-igns-face-off-controversy |accessdate=14 October 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref> | ||
| == Games and products == | == Games and products == | ||
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Chinese video game developer For the American game company, see Gamescience.
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| Native name | 天津市游科互动科技有限公司 杭州游科互动科技有限公司 深圳市游科互动科技有限公司 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | June 13, 2014 (10 years ago) (2014-06-13) |
| Founders | Feng Ji Yang Qi |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Key people | Feng Ji (CEO) |
| Products | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Website | gamesci |
Game Science Interactive Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 游戏科学; pinyin: Yóuxì Kēxué) is a Chinese video game development and publishing company known for its first internationally released premium game Black Myth: Wukong (2024). It is headquartered in Shenzhen with an additional office in Hangzhou.
History
In 2014, Game Science was founded in Shenzhen by seven ex-Tencent Games employees. They had previously worked on a free-to-play MMORPG called Asura Online which was based on The Legend of Wukong, an online novel adapted from Journey to the West.
Game Science released the mobile games 100 Heroes and Art of War: Red Tides before they started the development of Black Myth: Wukong in 2018. The decision to develop an AAA game, according to operations director Lan Weiyi, came after the realization that there were more Steam users from China than the US. Game Science decided to have a team focused on mobile games and a team focused on single-player games. The Black Myth project's development team moved from Shenzhen to Hangzhou due to "slower pace and lower living costs".
In August 2020, Game Science released the first trailer of Black Myth: Wukong as a way to recruit more talent for the company. At the time, the game's development team had 30 members. Due to the trailer going viral, Game Science received over 10,000 resumes. Some were from AAA gaming companies with candidates even from outside of China who were willing to apply for a Chinese working visa at their own cost. A day after the trailer's release, there were people showing up at the door of the company asking for a job. The development team expanded to 140 employees according to the game's credit list.
Hero Games acquired a 19% stake in Game Science through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tianjin Hero Financial Holding Technology in 2017, but sold the stake in 2022. As reported in March 2021, Tencent increased its stake in Game Science to 5%. They aimed to help their former employees on some projects, but committed to not interfering with the operation and decision-making of Game Science.
In 2023, IGN released an article that detailed alleged sexist incidents related to the company. Its co-founders were documented to have made comments on Chinese social media that the article's authors, Rebekah Valentine and Khee Hoon Chan, deemed as sexist. In addition, the company was said to have published several recruitment posters in 2015 that featured suggestive images. The article was criticized by the Hong Kong media outlet HK01, who stated that the article's examples had been mistranslated and taken out of context. The Chinese website GameLook remarked that those past deeds may have been vulgar and immature, but not misogynistic or sexist, as comments had been taken out of context and people were misled. Game Science has chosen not to comment on the matter.According to online rumors, Game Science refused to involve and pay a consultation fee to consultation studio Sweet Baby Inc. which led to the company being targeted by some Western games journalists associated with Sweet Baby, including those from IGN Later, IGN conducted their Game of the Year voting in the form of game matchups based on win rates. During this process, IGN faced allegations of vote manipulation, with claims that they artificially inflated the number of losses for Game Science's Black Myth: Wukong by altering the data, causing its win rate to drop from 90% to 70% within an hour, which resulted in the game temporarily falling from first place to third.IGN explained afterward that the fluctuation was due to how community votes work for newly added games to the list. And that this wasn't a part of their annual Game of the Year community awards.
Games and products
| Year | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 Heroes | 百將行 | Bǎi Jiāng Xíng |
| 2016 | Art of War: Red Tides | 战争艺术：赤潮 | Zhànzhēng Yìshù: Chìcháo |
| 2024 | Black Myth: Wukong | 黑神话：悟空 | Hēishénhuà: Wùkōng |
References
- ^ Young, Charles (11 September 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong - The World Exclusive Story Behind the Breakout Action-RPG". IGN. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Ye, Josh (21 August 2020). "Black Myth: Wukong martial arts title in race to become China's first AAA game". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Cao, Ann; Le, Kelly (22 August 2024). "Black Myth: Wukong's popularity brings unexpected windfall, fame to low-profile developer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- 祝佳音 (21 August 2020). "如今我风华正茂：游戏科学是如何制造《黑神话：悟空》的 - 触乐". Chuapp.
- ^ Jia, Liu (30 March 2021). "[Exclusive] Tencent Lifts Stake in Indie Studio Game Science to Draw Closer, Source Says". www.yicaiglobal.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- Valentine, Rebekah; Chan, Khee Hoon (20 November 2023). "How Black Myth: Wukong Developer's History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West". IGN. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ 林卓恆 (17 June 2024). "傳黑神話悟空遭政確團體逼害小島秀夫都中槍｜因拒交5500萬顧問費". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 August 2024.
- "《黑神话：悟空》被外媒锤了，仗义执言还是别有用心？". GameLook. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- Fenlon, Wes (20 August 2024). "We asked Black Myth: Wukong's developer about the controversy over its founders' past sexist remarks, but GameScience's only reply was 'No comment'". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- Valentine, Rebekah (17 June 2024). "About Our Report From Last Year". IGN. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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hk01aug24was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - "IGN直接改数据也太小丑了，《黑神话：悟空》投票支持率暴跌！". NetEase. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- "《黑神话：悟空》玩家投票率从第一离奇跌至第三，IGN被指公然篡改数据". Sina Corporation. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- Stapleton, Dan (27 September 2024). "Explaining – and Fixing – IGN's Face-Off Controversy". IGN. Retrieved 14 October 2024.